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Israeli fighter jets struck the Dahiyeh district of Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday without prior warning, hitting two apartment buildings, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.
The attack marked the first Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital since the renewed ceasefire agreement was announced on June 3, following U.S.-mediated talks in Washington.
Sunday's Beirut strike is the third time Israel has attacked the Lebanese capital since the April 17 ceasefire went into effect and the first since the renewed agreement was specifically designed to bar Israel from striking Beirut if Hezbollah refrained from targeting Israeli civilians, an arrangement Hezbollah has already rejected.
At least two were killed and 11 injured in the preliminary toll from the Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, reports Lebanon’s official news agency.
"In accordance with the directives of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, the Israel Defense Forces have just struck a militant command center in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, in response to Hezbollah's fire towards Israeli territory," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that the Israeli strike on Dahiyeh targeted two apartments in two buildings. Smoke was seen rising from the area, with images showing at least one apartment building extensively damaged.
Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X that the army had targeted a Hezbollah infrastructure facility in the area.
A joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strike was carried out in response to Hezbollah rocket fire into northern Israel earlier Sunday morning.
The Israeli army said two rockets were launched from Lebanon into Israeli territory on Sunday and were intercepted.
At the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said: "We will not allow firing on our territory or on our communities, and we will act accordingly."
Israel has continued carrying out airstrikes across Lebanon since Hezbollah's cross-border attack in early March, killing over 3,550 people and wounding over 10,800 others since March 2, according to Lebanese officials.
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